Psalms 134-136

Psalm 134

¹A Song of degrees. Behold, bless Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, who by night stand in the house of Jehovah.

²Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless Jehovah.

³Jehovah, the maker of heavens and earth, bless thee out of Zion.

Psalm 135

¹Hallelujah! Praise the name of Jehovah; praise, ye servants of Jehovah,

²Ye that stand in the house of Jehovah, in the courts of the house of our God.

³Praise ye Jah; for Jehovah is good: sing psalms unto his name; for it is pleasant.

⁴For Jah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, Israel for his own possession.

⁵For *I* know that Jehovah is great, and our Lord is above all gods.

⁶Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, he hath done in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps;

⁷Who causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; who maketh lightnings for the rain; who bringeth the wind out of his treasuries:

⁸Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast;

⁹Who sent signs and miracles into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh and upon all his servants;

¹⁰Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings,

¹¹Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan;

¹²And gave their land for an inheritance, an inheritance unto Israel his people.

¹³Thy name, O Jehovah, is for ever; thy memorial, O Jehovah, from generation to generation.

¹⁴For Jehovah will judge his people, and will repent in favour of his servants.

¹⁵The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands:

¹⁶They have a mouth, and they speak not; eyes have they, and they see not;

¹⁷They have ears, and they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouth.

¹⁸They that make them are like unto them, -- every one that confideth in them.

¹⁹House of Israel, bless ye Jehovah; house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah;

²⁰House of Levi, bless ye Jehovah; ye that fear Jehovah, bless Jehovah.

²¹Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem! Hallelujah!

Psalm 136

¹Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:

²Give thanks unto the God of gods, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

³Give thanks unto the Lord of lords, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.

⁴To him who alone doeth great wonders, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:

⁵To him that by understanding made the heavens, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

⁶To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

⁷To him that made great lights, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

⁸The sun for rule over the day, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,

⁹The moon and stars for rule over the night, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:

¹⁰To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,

¹¹And brought out Israel from among them, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,

¹²With a powerful hand and with a stretched-out arm, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

¹³To him that divided the Red sea into parts, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,

¹⁴And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,

¹⁵And overturned Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

¹⁶To him that led his people through the wilderness, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

¹⁷To him that smote great kings, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,

¹⁸And slew famous kings, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

¹⁹Sihon king of the Amorites, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,

²⁰And Og king of Bashan, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

²¹And gave their land for an inheritance, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,

²²An inheritance unto Israel his servant, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:

²³Who hath remembered us in our low estate, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

²⁴And hath delivered us from our oppressors, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:

²⁵Who giveth food to all flesh, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.

²⁶Give ye thanks unto the God of the heavens; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.